8-letter words containing l, a, c, t
- dactylar — of or pertaining to a dactyl
- dactylic — of, relating to, or having a dactyl
- dactylo- — finger or toe
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- dalmatic — a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- decaplet — One of a group of ten babies born at the same time.
- decretal — a papal edict on doctrine or church law
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dialytic — of or relating to dialysis.
- didactyl — (esp of many marsupials) having the hind toes separate
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- ducktail — DA.
- ecotonal — Relating to ecotones.
- elastick — Obsolete form of elastic.
- elastics — Plural form of elastic.
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- escalate — Increase rapidly.
- eschalot — Archaic form of shallot.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- facelift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- facility — Often, facilities. something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new research facility. something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: to provide someone with every facility for accomplishing a task; to lack facilities for handling bulk mail.
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- fat cell — a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat.
- felicita — a female given name, form of Felicia.
- flat cap — A flat cap is the same as a cloth cap.
- flat car — a railroad car without raised sides or ends
- flatback — a short name for the flatback turtle, Natator depressa, which is native to Australasia and characterized by the flatness of its back
- flatcars — Plural form of flatcar.
- flatpack — A package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides.
- flatpick — a plectrum
- fly-cast — Angling. to fish by fly casting.
- foucault — Jean Bernard Léon [zhahn ber-nar ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ bɛrˈnar leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1819–68, French physicist.
- fractals — Plural form of fractal.
- fractile — (statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
- fulcrate — having or supported by fulcra
- galactan — any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.
- galactic — Astronomy. of or relating to a galaxy. of or relating to the Milky Way.
- galactin — prolactin.
- galacto- — milk or milky
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- glaciate — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major